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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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